First of all, Beiseker is awesome because the village
to hop back in the car and head to Beiseker. to head and car the in back hop to
at Horseshoe Canyon. For like, 5 minutes. minutes. 5 like, For Canyon. Horseshoe at it’s Then time
stunning scenery, stunning views the by impressed am I even but
As you might be able to tell, I prefer seedy saloons over saloons seedy prefer I tell, to able be might you As Along Hwy 9 Hwy Along slogan is “Crossroads to the Future.” What? Second of CANYON HORSESHOE all, the village mascot is a skunk named Squirt. SQUIRT 485 4 Ave, Beiseker, (403)888-9730 The Squirt statue is 13 feet tall and it is the cutest roadside mascot you will ever see, except for maybe There are a couple different ways to head back to Calgary, that giant blueberry in Oxford, Nova Scotia. It’s located but my favourite way is this way. inside the Beiseker campground, so take a drive by to LAZY Ace saloon say Hi to the not-so-little guy! 610 Hwy 9, Beiseker, (403)947-3300 If you’re itchin’ to hit just one more saloon before home, this is your place! They’ve got beer, they’ve got VLT’s, they’ve got surprisingly awesome food that comes from the place next door...which I think is also a gas station but who cares - the food is great!
beiseker
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wayne Oh! Try to sweet-talk one of the staff into playing the the playing into staff the of one sweet-talk to Try Oh!
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little creepy dolls pop out of the curtains and play Benny Benny play and curtains the of out pop dolls creepy little
never seen any.) seen never
a little too much to drink, but as far as ghosts go, I’ve I’ve go, ghosts as far as but drink, to much too little a
was coming out of the bedroom of another guest who had who guest another of bedroom the of out coming was
spent there, the only paranormal activity I’ve witnessed witnessed I’ve activity paranormal only the there, spent
(*Rumour has it the hotel is haunted, but in all my nights nights my all in but haunted, is hotel the it has (*Rumour
Waynestock which runs from Sept 1 - 4 this year! this 4 - 1 Sept from runs which Waynestock
and be sure to check out their annual music festival, festival, music annual their out check to sure be and
out back! Check their Facebook page for live band listings, band live for page Facebook their Check back! out
Goodman selections from the Big Band Era! Totally weird. Totally Era! Band Big the from selections Goodman
Band Box for you. It’s one of only two in Canada, and the the and Canada, in two only of one It’s you. for Box Band
a whole extra bed for someone!) or pitch your tent right right tent your pitch or someone!) for bed extra whole a
a couple blankets down in the clawfoot tub and you’ve got you’ve and tub clawfoot the in down blankets couple a
of them and highly recommend the Honeymoon Suite - lay - Suite Honeymoon the recommend highly and them of
$70 you can stay in a clean theme room (I’ve stayed in all in stayed (I’ve room theme clean a in stay can you $70
a couple beers? Inquire about a room upstairs* - for around for - upstairs* room a about Inquire beers? couple a
quick bite mid-ride. Think you might partake in more than than more in partake might you Think mid-ride. bite quick
and expect to be surrounded by bikers stopping in for a a for in stopping bikers by surrounded be to expect and
is the best. Roll up on any given weekend in the summer the in weekend given any on up Roll best. the is
The beer is cold and served in quart sealers, and the staff the and sealers, quart in served and cold is beer The
The Last Chance Saloon is my favourite place in Alberta. in place favourite my is Saloon Chance Last The
555 Jewel Street, Rosedale (403)823-9189 Rosedale Street, Jewel 555 LAst chance saloon chance LAst
11 BRIDGES TO WAYNE On your way from Rosedale to Wayne, take note of the On your way from Rosedale to Wayne, 11 one-lane metal bridges that span approx 6km of these 11 dusty roads. The bridges were built to transport coal to the dusty roads. local mining communities, and are in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most bridges found in the shortest of World distance.
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burgers are pretty good! pretty are burgers
and notice it’s open, turn around and go back. Their back. go and around turn open, it’s notice and
closed, but it’s seasonal, so if you do happen to rip past past rip to happen do you if so seasonal, it’s but closed,
Do you know the one I mean? It seems like it’s always always it’s like seems It mean? I one the know you Do
This is the place that looks like a real-life bouncy castle? castle? bouncy real-life a like looks that place the is This
163 Centre Street, Rosedale (403)823-2205 Rosedale Street, Centre 163 Asteroid Asteroid
So go! Drive safe! Be nice! Have fun!
Hello, fellow adventurers!
Summer is here which means it’s time to get outta town! Gather up your funnest friends, put together the perfect playlist, and hit the road!
Already used up all your vacation days? Don’t worry! Alberta has plenty of places to visit that will have you out, about & home by the time you need to be back at your desk.
This little issue will be taking you East from Calgary and into the Badlands, but not just your typical Dinosaur-Museum-and-hike-through-the-hoodoos Badlands. Not that there’s anything wrong with that,
but there’s so much more to see & drink out there!
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or super close, like 20 minutes driving time. driving minutes 20 like close, super or
Drumheller & area & Drumheller
into history & stuff you’ll probably think it’s cool. cool. it’s think probably you’ll stuff & history into
the valley. It’s truthfully not much to see, but if you’re if but see, to much not truthfully It’s valley. the
is the last mine standing out of 139 that used to rule to used that 139 of out standing mine last the is
to the country’s last standing coal tipple. The Atlas is Atlas The tipple. coal standing last country’s the to
need to freshen up/fix your helmet hair! hair! helmet your up/fix freshen to need
the washrooms are fully stocked with whatever you whatever with stocked fully are washrooms the
photo-op stop! photo-op
decor is the perfect amount of western kitsch, and kitsch, western of amount perfect the is decor
11 foot tall x 7 foot wide church is a pretty cute cute pretty a is church wide foot 7 x tall foot 11
on the patio or try your luck on the VLT’s. The The VLT’s. the on luck your try or patio the on Atlas Coal Mine is a National Historic Site, and home and Site, Historic National a is Mine Coal Atlas
people, 6 at a time.” With 6 one-person pews, this this pews, one-person 6 With time.” a at 6 people,
up to the bar and get yourself a cold one, then relax then one, cold a yourself get and bar the to up
beside this little white church says “Seating 10,000 “Seating says church white little this beside
after a hot motorbike ride through the Badlands. Belly Badlands. the through ride motorbike hot a after
Built in 1968 as an actual place of worship, the sign the worship, of place actual an as 1968 in Built
This bar is the perfect place to stop and grab a beer a grab and stop to place perfect the is bar This
Royal Tyrell Museum &the Golf Course. Golf &the Museum Tyrell Royal
1606 N. Dinosaur Trail, Drumheller (403)823-6788 Drumheller Trail, Dinosaur N. 1606
North Side of North Dinosaur Trail, between the the between Trail, Dinosaur North of Side North 110 Century Drive W, East Coulee East W, Drive Century 110 Longbranch Saloon Longbranch The Little Church Little The
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like, you guessed it, gophers. gophers. it, guessed you like,
the fire hydrants which have all been painted to look look to painted been all have which hydrants fire the
the world. When driving through the town, take note of note take town, the through driving When world. the
book which includes letters from visitors from all over all from visitors from letters includes which book
even a gift shop. Don’t forget to read through the guest the through read to forget Don’t shop. gift a even
Admission is the best $3 you’ve ever spent, and there’s and spent, ever you’ve $3 best the is Admission
displayed in the most amazing diorama scenes. scenes. diorama amazing most the in displayed
taxidermied gophers, dressed in their finest outfits, finest their in dressed gophers, taxidermied
only attraction! This little museum features 75+ 75+ features museum little This attraction! only
Definitely worth the detour to go see Torrington’ssee go to detour the worth Definitely
(403)631-2133
208 1 ST S, S, TorringtonST 1 208
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their doors around 5pm and people come for miles miles for come people and 5pm around doors their
ghost town good times! Sam’s Saloon swings open open swings Saloon Sam’s times! good town ghost
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was coming out of the bedroom of another guest who had who guest another of bedroom the of out coming was
11 - 2 Ave North, Rosedale, (403)823-GEAR Rosedale, North, Ave 2 - 11 ATLAS COAL MINE COAL ATLAS
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spent there, the only paranormal activity I’ve witnessed witnessed I’ve activity paranormal only the there, spent
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burgers are pretty good! pretty are burgers
the washrooms are fully stocked with whatever you whatever with stocked fully are washrooms the being smuggled illegally between the United States States United the between illegally smuggled being
and be sure to check out their annual music festival, festival, music annual their out check to sure be and
and notice it’s open, turn around and go back. Their back. go and around turn open, it’s notice and
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out back! Check their Facebook page for live band listings, band live for page Facebook their Check back! out
closed, but it’s seasonal, so if you do happen to rip past past rip to happen do you if so seasonal, it’s but closed,
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163 Centre Street, Rosedale (403)823-2205 Rosedale Street, Centre 163
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people, 6 at a time.” With 6 one-person pews, this this pews, one-person 6 With time.” a at 6 people,
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coal miners to get to the mines, (I made that up, up, that made (I mines, the to get to miners coal
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Hello, fellow adventurers!
There arehomeward a couple different ways to head bound back to Calgary, Summer is here which means it’s time to get outta Torrington Good Times Good Times town! Gather up your funnest friends, put but my favourite way is this way. TORRINGTON GOPHER HOLE MUSEUM together the perfect playlist, and hit the road! HORSESHOE CANYON 208 1 ST S, Torrington (403)631-2133 Along Hwy 9 Already used up all your vacation days? Don’t worry! Definitely worth the detour to go see Torrington’s As you might be able to tell, I prefer seedy saloons over Alberta has plenty of places to visit that will have you only attraction! This little museum features 75+ stunning scenery, but even I am impressed by the views in the out, about & home by the time you need to be taxidermied gophers, dressed in their finest outfits, at Horseshoe Canyon. For like, 5 minutes. Then it’s time back at your desk. to hop back in the car and head to Beiseker. displayed in the most amazing diorama scenes. Admission is the best $3 you’ve ever spent, and there’s This little issue will be taking you East from Calgary even a gift shop. Don’t forget to read through the guest and into the Badlands, but not just your typical book which includes letters from visitors from all over Dinosaur-Museum-and-hike-through-the-hoodoos First ofbeiseker all, Beiseker is awesome because the village the world. When driving through the town, take note of Badlands. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, slogan is “Crossroads to the Future.” What? Second of the fire hydrants which have all been painted to look but there’s so much more to see & drink out there! all, the village mascot is a skunk named Squirt. BAD like, you guessed it, gophers. SQUIRT So go! Drive safe! Be nice! Have fun! Sam’s Saloon, Hamlet of Rowley 485 4 Ave, Beiseker, (403)888-9730 Starland County The Squirt statue is 13 feet tall and it is the cutest roadside mascot you will ever see, except for maybe ghostRowley town pizza partY that giant blueberry in Oxford, Nova Scotia. It’s located inside the Beiseker campground, so take a drive by to LANDS If you find yourself with an open schedule on the last say Hi to the not-so-little guy! Saturday of the month, head over to Rowley for some ghost town good times! Sam’s Saloon swings open LAZY Ace saloon their doors around 5pm and people come for miles for one of their famous pizzas. Expect to wait a little 610 Hwy 9, Beiseker, (403)947-3300 longer than usual for your pie, (yes, it gets THAT If you’re itchin’ to hit just one more saloon before home, busy) but have no fear - the beer is cold & the crowd this is your place! They’ve got beer, they’ve got VLT’s, is friendly! Next pizza night is scheduled for June 24, they’ve got surprisingly awesome food that comes from followed by July 29. Follow @RowleyAlberta on FB the place next door...which I think is also a gas station for more details. but who cares - the food is great! page 7 page 1 page 2
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